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Today’s episode is a little different, Hilary Lewis (Occupational Therapist) shines a spotlight on the method, Focused Ethnography. She is using this method in her PhD and in addition to sharing her journey into research she also teaches us about focused ethnography and the value it is bringing to her PhD.Top 3 Takeaways1) Never too late2) Try different methods3) Build your professional evidence baseBio: Hilary Lewis is an occupational therapist and psychotherapist, with a special interest in persistent physical symptoms and multiple long-term conditions. She worked as a therapist in a range of clinical, managerial and leadership positions, in physical and mental health NHS settings, mainly in Liaison Psychiatry services. After completing a HEE/NIHR Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship in 2020, she is now an NIHR Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow, within Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, due for completion in 2026. Hilary is interested in multidisciplinary treatment of persistent physical symptoms (PPS), particularly rehabilitation for those people with moderate-severe difficulties who have not been helped by health care services. Her current interests are around how underdeveloped parts of treatment (such as occupational therapy and physiotherapy) can be delivered effectively alongside more established approaches such as psychological therapy. Find Hilary online:https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/staff/2365/hilary-lewisRead Hilary’s Research:1) Recently published: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638288.2024.24208332) Multidisciplinary rehabilitation of patients with persistent physical symptoms https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2022.0143Hilary is reading: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataResources discussedMiro: used to create Mind Maps, diagrams, flowcharts. https://miro.com/Prof Alison Pilnik’s episode https://youtu.be/DHYniie64OYFind Dr Rosalynn AustinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustinExperience the adventures Dr Rosalynn Austin takes while travelling on @tea-riffictravels (YouTube)The podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Hilary Lewis) and not that of any of their affiliated institutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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